MLA Formatting

What information should MLA in-text citations include when possible? 

• Author's first name and page number
• Publication date and page number
• Author's last name and page number
• Author's first and last name

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What kind of spacing should an MLA formatted paper have?

• Single
• Double
• 1.5
• Multiple

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the name of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?

• Reference Page
• Works Cited
• Bibliography 
• Sources

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What goes in the upper right corner of a MLA formatted paper?

• Your full name
• The name of your professor
• The title of your essay
• Your last name and page number

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

• Alphabetically, by title of the work
• Alphabetically, by the author's first name
• Alphabetically, by the author's last name
• By publication year

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If there are three or more authors, you need to put all three names in parenthesis

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is a proper citation in a work cited page

• "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• Foreman, R. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• New York Times. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What's the correct order for your paper heading?

• Your name, teacher name, class, date

• Your name, date, class, teacher

• Your name, date, teacher, class

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How should you begin each paragraph?

• By adding two spaces with the space bar.

• By adding space between paragraphs using the "enter" key.

• By indenting with the "tab" key.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What font do you use for MLA essays and papers?

• Calibri 12 pt regular

• Calibri 11 pt bold

• Times New Roman (aka Times) 12 pt regular

• Comic Sans 12 pt regular

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4